42: Jiang Yao: One must be able to remain calm and composed.

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At the entrance of Jiangnan No. 2 High School, a luxurious black sedan slowly came to a steady halt.

A bright red carpet and clusters of fresh flowers were laid out.

A grand welcome queue, consisting of dozens of students, immediately began waving the bouquets in their hands.

"Welcome! A warm welcome!"

At the very front of the crowd,

the Old Principal, who had been waiting for a long time, hastily led a group of school leaders forward to greet them enthusiastically.

"Student Jiang Yao, welcome back to your alma mater!"

The Old Principal was extremely respectful, his old face covered in a flattering smile,

as if he were truly receiving a major leader, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

In fact, in the Old Principal's heart,

Jiang Yao's importance was even higher than that of a major leader.

Because with Jiang Yao's future achievements, he was destined to become a powerhouse of the Human Race.

When that time came, everyone in Jiangnan City would be proud of him!

At this moment, the car door opened, and Jiang Yao stepped out with a smile.

Since today was a formal occasion, Jiang Yao had specially dressed up.

His short hair was meticulously styled, and he had even changed into brand-new ear studs.

Wearing a custom-made, expensive suit and a gold watch on his wrist that displayed his noble status, he looked handsome and wealthy.

A total 'Tall, Rich, and Handsome'!

After getting out of the car,

Jiang Yao imperceptibly scanned the welcoming formation, a look of satisfaction appearing in the depths of his eyes.

While smiling and waving, he spoke politely to the Old Principal:

"Principal, you are too kind. I am your student; it is only right for me to return to my alma mater to guide my juniors."

"Please, come in, please!"

...The welcoming ceremony at the school gate.

Su Yan, Tang Xia, and the others saw it all.

The class monitor swallowed hard, the envy in his eyes almost overflowing.

But he quickly reacted and hurriedly commanded:

"What are you still standing there for! Hurry up and put up the banner, we're almost out of time!"

Su Yan ignored him. Whoever wanted to put it up could do it; he certainly wasn't going to do it again.

The class monitor was anxious and burning with worry,

not wanting class three to actually miss out on the guidance activity, so he had to climb the ladder himself.

At this time, Jiang Yao, accompanied by the Old Principal and other leaders, walked towards the teaching building while chatting and laughing.

Her ponytail fluttering in the wind, Tang Xia let out a soft huff: "Tch, flamboyant."

Su Yan nodded with a smile, "It is quite flamboyant, but that's just how the world works."

"Su Yan, you seem to understand it well?"

"I don't understand crap, I'm just speaking from the heart."

The two talked in low voices, ignoring everyone else's existence.

By now, Jiang Yao and the Old Principal's group had arrived in front of the teaching building.

The class monitor had already put up the banner and was quietly wiping away sweat in the crowd.

Throughout the process, Jiang Yao wore a friendly smile, constantly greeting the enthusiastic students.

But suddenly, Jiang Yao's smile froze for a moment.

Because,

he saw Su Yan in the crowd!

A flash of hidden ruthlessness flickered in his eyes, which then turned into a superior, mocking smile.

It was truly a case of 'searching far and wide only to find it easily.'

What a coincidence!

"Su Yan, Jiang Yao seemed to be looking at you just now?"

Jiang Yao's seemingly casual glance was keenly caught by the observant Tang Xia, and a strange look appeared on her face.

Su Yan, of course, knew what was going on, and smiled helplessly:

"Maybe it's because I'm more handsome than him, and he's jealous."

Tang Xia was speechless, "Your father has never seen someone as thick-skinned and shameless as you..."

"Then just tell me, am I handsome or not?"

"Handsome..."

"Then that's that."

Su Yan shrugged, feeling very gratified by his female seatmate's honesty with her own heart.

Tang Xia's pretty face reddened slightly, and she defended herself: "But what's the use of being handsome! It can't put food on the table!"

"Xiao Xia," Su Yan suddenly called out softly.

"Huh?"

"Treat me to lunch, okay?"

"Okay."

Su Yan continued to shrug, "See, doesn't that put food on the table?"

"You're a rascal, you cheated!" Tang Xia protested angrily.

Su Yan started walking, waving his hand, "Everyone's gone, let's go back to the classroom too."

...In the school's VIP reception room.

Jiang Yao lay alone on the sofa, comfortably crossing his legs and drinking high-quality tea.

Buzz!

The air in front of him suddenly distorted for a moment.

"The tea leaves seem to come from Mount Dafu in the Nine Netherworld. Just half a catty seems to cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

It seems this broken school spent a lot of effort to invite you."

From the turbulent air came this ghostly voice that only Jiang Yao could hear.

Jiang Yao just leaned back on the sofa with his eyes closed to enjoy, his fingers tapping continuously on the armrest as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Jiang Yao, the Boss told me to tell you that if you don't succeed this time, the consequences will be very serious!" The voice became angry.

Jiang Yao opened his eyes and sneered, "You can get lost now."

Knock knock knock!

The sound of knocking suddenly rang out.

The rift in the air instantly vanished.

"Come in."

Jiang Yao sat up straight and spoke.

Then the door to the VIP reception room was opened, and Jiang Hao walked in.

"Brother, were you looking for me?"

Jiang Yao looked at Jiang Hao and signaled, "Sit."

In front of his tall and powerfully built brother Jiang Yao,

the short and wretched-looking Jiang Hao appeared much more mediocre.

This made one wonder if the two were actually born of the same father.

Jiang Hao sat cautiously on the sofa.

Jiang Yao leisurely took a sip of tea and spoke without expression:

"I heard you had a conflict with someone just now?"

Jiang Hao's face suddenly turned somewhat pale, and he lowered his head, "It wasn't really a conflict, just a few words were exchanged."

Jiang Yao suddenly slammed the coffee table and scolded sternly:

"Jiang Hao, how many times have I told you? One must remain calm!"

"You have now awakened an A-rank Fire Talent. In the future, as long as you are diligent and willing to work hard, even if you don't reach my height, you will surely stand above hundreds of millions of people.

So what is your status, and what is the status of others? To get angry with a piece of trash, you are lowering your own status, do you understand!"

Usually in the Jiang Family,

the person Jiang Hao feared and envied the most was his brother Jiang Yao.

He had grown up under his brother's shadow since childhood, and now he had finally awakened an A-rank Talent himself.

He thought he could finally stand on equal footing with his brother, but in the end, he realized he was dead wrong.

He still had to be lectured by his brother!

Jiang Hao's hands trembled, but he plucked up the courage to say:

"Brother, I understand everything you said. That's why even though the other party provoked me like that, I held back and didn't strike, just because I was afraid the students would say I was bullying others with my influence."

Jiang Yao's voice softened a lot, "Then why did you still argue with him?"

Jiang Hao gritted his teeth, "I took a fancy to a girl. She awakened a B-rank Fire Talent and could team up with me to speed up leveling, and she's also very pretty."

"And then?" Jiang Yao frowned.

"She was snatched away by that guy."

Jiang Yao asked, "What Talent did the other party awaken?"

"S-rank, but it's a useless Talent."

"Then he's just a waste. Is his family very wealthy or powerful?"

"I heard he's an orphan from an ordinary family."

Jiang Yao was speechless after hearing this. He rubbed his face with his hand and leaned back on the sofa in silence.

Jiang Hao said dejectedly: "Brother, am I really useless? I can't even win against a piece of trash..."

"So you know you're useless? If I were you, I'd just go and kill myself!"

Jiang Yao's words were merciless.

But he was his brother after all; blood is thicker than water.

A moment later, Jiang Yao took out his phone and advised while checking messages:

"Think on the bright side. It's just a woman. Once you raise your strength to my Rank, what kind of woman couldn't you have?

Remember one thing: if you fight with trash over a woman, you will eventually become trash yourself!"

Suddenly,

Jiang Hao felt that what his brother said made a lot of sense. He was instantly enlightened.

Then he heard Jiang Yao ask casually, "Tell me, what's that waste's name?"

Jiang Hao answered subconsciously: "Oh, his name is Su Yan."

"What, Su Yan?!"

Jiang Yao's face turned grim instantly. With a slight exertion of force, his phone exploded into powder.